Envision Lā’ie in the News
Envision Lā’ie has been in the news the last few days, culminating with the 7-4 vote Thursday July 30 by the Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board to endorse the proposed amendment to the Ko’olauloa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP). Here are a few highlights:
The vote came at the end of the 3 1/2-hour community meeting attended by an estimated 300 people at La’ie Elementary School. Forty-seven people testified, expressing their support or caution about a plan that would double the size of La’ie. More people spoke in favor of the plan than against it.”
—Honolulu Advertiser, July 31, 2009
Koolauloa Neighborhood Board Chairman John “Junior” Primacio said Hawaii Reserves’ proposal is an attempt to try to provide what residents want: more affordable housing and jobs in Laie. “They’ve got to do something. Otherwise they might be in a position where the community is going to hurt,” Primacio said.
—Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 30, 2009
The BYUH president (Steven Wheelwright) says that the viability of the university is at stake. “We’ve got a 50-year-old physical plant, much of which needs to be rebuilt. And we need housing too, for faculty and staff. You can’t afford to renew the physical plant at 2,500 students. We need more students in order to make the economics sustainable.”
—Honolulu Weekly, July 29, 2009
It was standing room only at Laie Elementary school as members of the Koolauloa Neighborhood Board heard plans for a new development project. One that would expand Laie town towards Kahuku. A plan driven by the growing needs of Brigham Young University. “To be able to expand campus, and in order to expand the campus we need to have the housing that’s currently designated on the border of the campus moved so that we have room to expand,” said Steven Wheelwright, BYUH President.
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